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Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Reread as I prep myself to read the Thrones books next month! 

It’s been over 3 years since I first read this, and wow I remembered nothing.

That is not a reflection on this book at all, it’s just between reading this in January 2022 to now, I’ve read nearly 500 books and I have obviously oversaturated my brain with fantasy!

However, I enjoyed this way more than my initial review of 3 stars. It’s fast paced, I love the way the characters are written and their relationships with one another. Small warning, do not read this when hungry, because the food sounds so delicious that you’ll want to order Italian repeatedly. 

Immediately diving into book 2! 
Until the World Falls Down by Jordan Lynde

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Beauty & the Beast x The Labyrinth fantasy retelling?? Um YES please! 

Executed beautifully, my only small critique is that the modern world parts are not as strongly written as the fantasy aspects. It potentially just needs a little tweaking, but nonetheless it didn’t impact my enjoyment of this book whatsoever. 

Enver is a total dreamboat book boyfriend and those shadows are something else, wheewww! I’m delighted that this is the first in a series, because I couldn’t get enough of the two main characters and wasn’t ready to let them go by the end. 

Sometimes my impulsive mood reading choices pay off, and this is certainly one of those times! 
The WitchSlayer by Opal Reyne

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I ADORE Opal Reyne’s Duskwalker series, so when I saw this one…with DRAGONS I was all in.

However, there was something here that didn’t quite twig with me. The writing felt off, it wasn’t as polished as Duskwalkers and it was quite clunky to get through.

Despite this, I still had a good time. The plot had twists I never saw coming. And there’s definitely some *situations* the FMC finds herself in that will make you question your preferences in romance. 

A nice, fast paced romance which definitely helped as a palette cleanser between some hefty, darker reads I have going on now. 
Deliver by Pam Godwin

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I’m starting to learn that Pam Godwin can write anything and I’ll lap it up. 

A phenomenal start to a dark, gripping series (where every book is a standalone).

Check the TW for this one folks, it’s dark, it’s disturbing and it’s spicyyyy.
Reign of Stars and Fire by LJ Andrews

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m just not over how cleverly intertwined all these books are. It’s absolute magic. 
Alien Protector's Dreams by Melissa Emerald

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Honestly, these are just SO easy to sit and read. They’re cute, they have such fantastic relationships and characters and some really nice, inclusive, character building. I’m actually a little upset that there are only 4, I could read so many more. 
Alien Protector's Shadows by Melissa Emerald

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Alien Protector's Stars by Melissa Emerald

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Slow burn / will they - won’t they in 300 pages? With aliens?? Touch her and die aliens??? FOUND FAMILY ALIENS???? 

Perfection. 
Alien Protector's Mate by Melissa Emerald

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A super easy to follow plot and I’m such a sucker for big, overprotective and inexperienced MMC. This got me right out of a slump and I’m absolutely going to be reading the rest 
These Wicked Crowns by LJ Andrews

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emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lovely little additions to the series! It’s recommended to read this as 6.5, but the last 2 stories really should be read after book 7 so I’d definitely class it more as 7.5.